In April 2026 I took part in a 6 day landscape photography workshop in the South Island of New Zealand. What a remarkable place! We could have spent many more days there and not run out of fabulous, dramatic landscapes to shoot! I was part of a small group of five, plus the leader of…
Day 2 saw us wake in the town of Tekapo – a very popular tourist haunt.Our sunrise shoot was at the iconic Church of the Good Shepherd – an active church built on the edge of Lake Tekapo.We moved mid morning a few k’s up on east side of the lake. Day Two – Church…
Overnight on day 3 was spent at an ‘interesting’ older ski lodge on the shores of Lake Ohau (pronounced ‘Oar-hoe’). In the winter, the peaks behind the lodge are busy ski fields, with the lodge living up to it’s name. In the offseason, its occupied by random groups of people like us.The ‘interesting’ aspect is…
This was a big day with the camera. It started with a delightful sunrise shoot on the beach at Wanaka with the famous (infamous?) Wanaka Tree. While perhaps a little clichéd, it is a lovely place to experience a sunrise. We got to the location really early, snagging a waterside spot, allowing us to dodge…
Our last day in the field, and a mixed bag of results. We started from Queenstown, and first to sunrise at Moke Lake (again, sans sun), and then found another old jetty enroute to Glenorchy, before finishing the day at the Glenorchy Wharf. Day 6 – Moke Lake With the sun avoiding us, it was…
This was my first attempt at a sunset shoot.Again, a learning exercise for me.North’s Lookout is a less touristy location for sunsets but is spectacular IF you have a broken cloudy sky. It provides a stunning view into the Megalong Valley with cliff walls on each side. The foreground is a deep gully called Nellie’s…
One stunning Sunday morning, I set out to check out some vantage points along Narrowneck in Katoomba.Narrowneck is a skinny plateau extending south from Katoomba (see map below). The eastern side looks out over the Jamison Valley, with Mt Solitary in the south. The western side overlooks the Megalong Valley.While the road/trail along Narrowneck has…